Ed Rendell on Welfare & Poverty

Democratic PA Governor

Cut waste & fraud in welfare & food stamps

We have been tireless in our pursuit of eliminating wasteful and fraudulent spending. As a result, PA is a national example for cutting down on welfare & food stamp fraud & abuse. We also have implemented state of the art systems to make sure that only
US citizens who qualify for them receive public benefits. Only seven years ago the state struggled to move welfare recipients to work. Today the percentage of single parents who are collecting TANF and who are working or in training is at an all-time hig